GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Hellen's family
access_time 6 years ago
Hellen received a $459 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for renovating my house. I bought the solar system, a sauspan, a mattress, food."
Simon's family
access_time 6 years ago
Simon received a $459 initial payment.
"I spent my first tansfer for buying a mattress, a pair of bedsheets and food. The rest of the money I spent on school fees for my three children."
Alex's family
access_time 6 years ago
Alex received a $459 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for buying house hold items(bed, mattress and bedsheets). The rest of the money I put in business as capital."
Teresa's family
access_time 6 years ago
Teresa received a $459 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfer, I bought a bed and mattress worth 240,000ugx, bedsheets and a blanket costed 80,000ugx. I also needed a mosquitoe net worth 20,000ugx to prevent the spread of malaria. I needed clothes and shoes which I bought with 50,000ugx in order to improve on my standard of living. I bought a solar worth 150,000ugx to provide light at night. I paid a debt of 900,000ugx which money I had borrowed for burrying my late husband. I bought a goat which I want to use as an income generating activity for the household. The balance of 170,000ugx, Ivspent it on food and treatment."
Hellen's family
access_time 6 years ago
Hellen received a $459 initial payment.
"I have spent my first transfer to purchase building materials (Windows,door, sand, cement) at 512000ugx ,labour 120000ugx,mattress 88000ugx,utensils at 59000ugx,school fees at 500000ugx,clothes 20000ugx,solar 120000ugx and the rest spent on food."
Grace's family
access_time 6 years ago
Grace received a $459 initial payment.
"I have spent my first transfer to purchase bull at 480000ugx,paid debt of 300000ugx,bought mattress at 180000ugx,gave the husband 300000ugx to top up on livestock business,gave the son 300000ugx to buy a phone and his other household items.Bought also clothes but does not remember how much she spent."
Mary's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mary received a $459 initial payment.
"I have spent my first transfer to buy mattress at 120000ugx,bed 75000ugx,bull at 800000ugx ,utensils at 15000ugx,uniforms for grandchildren 10500ugx, the balance is 50000ugx.However she spent alot of money on food which she does not remember because she used just to pick."
Pulsikira's family
access_time 6 years ago
Pulsikira received a $459 initial payment.
"Happiness is my greatest change in my daily life. I have been able to buy food because I used to live with hunger, I was also sleeping poorly but now I have a bed and a good mattress plus bed sheets."
Namayaanja's family
access_time 6 years ago
Namayaanja received a $459 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on roofing the house at 300000shs, I bought cement at 370000shs, sand at 200000shs, Labour at 200000shs, a mattress at 120000shs, a goat at 90000shs, school fees at 100000shs"
Namaganda's family
access_time 6 years ago
Namaganda received a $441 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying iron sheets at 270000shs, cement at 90000shs, bed at 170000shs, a mattress at 160000shs, school fees at 100000shs, bed sheets at 80000shs, building toilet at 150000shs, bricks at 500000shs, sand at 80000shs, hard core stones at 80000shs"
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